mind-blowing
Americanadjective
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overwhelming; astounding.
Spending a week in the jungle was a mind-blowing experience.
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producing a hallucinogenic effect.
a mind-blowing drug.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of mind-blowing
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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Tacked to an adjacent wall is a recently completed work, “Artist Receives Mind-Blowing Inspiration,” the titular painter gripping wilting brushes as his cranium floats away in a geyser of foaming, toxic-spill green.
From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2021
The Infinite Series and the Mind-Blowing Result … Does 1+2+3… Really Equal -1/12? @evelynjlamb weighs in with an excellent post.
From Scientific American • Jan. 25, 2014
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